Tuesday March 29,1988
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
Vol. 98, No. 122 (USPS 650-640)
Dry weather invites fires
Restrictions announced
Kansan staff writer
By Ric Brack
A state of local disaster emergency was declared for Douglas County yesterday based on a finding that dry and windy conditions have created an imminent threat of fire disaster.
The Douglas County Commissioners issued the declaration based on findings by the county Fire Chief's effort for an indefinite period of time.
Wakarusa Township fire chief Louie McEhlaney said the rain yesterday probably won't have any effect on the dry conditions. He said it probably would take at least two inches of rain to saturate the county enough for the disaster declaration to be lifted.
The declaration restricted several activities in Douglas County:
- Careless discard of smoking materials is illegal. Smoking materials include cigars, cigarettes and pipes.
- Open fires, such as campfires, are illegal, except in permanent stoves,
According to McElihaney, there have already been two-thirds as many fires in the county this year as there were in all of 1987.
fireplaces, barbecue grills or fires on residential lawns.
- The burning of fence rows, fields and trash is illegal, unless approved in writing by the fire chief.
The National Weather Service forecast only light showers for last night and through this morning. The long range forecast is for no further precipitation until Thursday.
"You probably won't believe some of the things that have set off fires lately," McEhaney said. He said one brush fire early last week was ignited by the spark caused when a gardener's rake hit a shovel that was laying on the ground.
"I don't know if anybody will believe that," he said. "When it gets this windy, it just doesn't take much."
Chancellor finds alumni in Korea supportive of KU
Budig discusses Campaign Kansas
Rv Ioel Zeff
Kansan staff writer
Chancellor Gene A. Budig might have wanted to discuss Campaign Kansas and the state of KU during his five-day visit to South Korea last week but instead found himself talking about Danny Manning and the KU basketball team.
"Everyone at the alumni meeting wanted to see Danny Manning play basketball," Budig said yesterday. "College basketball is very big in Korea. In fact, one of the former students referred to Danny Manning as the 'Sinner Javahnawk.'"
Budig and his wife visited South Korea at the invitation of the mayor, who invited them.
Budig met with the alumni and its director, Jong-Woo Han, president and publisher of the Korea Herald, and Yung Kim, chairman of Jindo Industries.
In addition to meeting with alumni, Budig visited the Seoul Olympic complex and the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. He met with officials at the University of Korea and visited the Hyundai corporation, where he had lunch with its chairman.
A group of about 30 KU alumni established the chapter in Seoul, South Korea, last fall. Now, the alumni group has about 300 members. Budig said.
"It it appear they care about the University of Kansas and want to be involved," Budig said. "They want to help and they want more of Korea's bright students to attend the University of Kansas."
Campaign Kansas, a KU fund-raising project scheduled to officially begin in May, was also an important partner for the Korean alumni and the chancellor.
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Everyone at the alumni meeting wanted to see Danny Manning play basketball. College basketball is very big in Korea.
- Chancellor Gene A. Budig
Budig said that the alumni group
was anxious to support the Campaign Kansas fund.
"They are willing to assist in any way possible. We are now in the process of preparing several proposals for them to consider." Budig said.
Budig said that he spoke to the Korean alumni about the state of KU and that they were interested in the needs of the University.
Nancy Mitchell, an adviser in the office of study abroad, said that although students in the study abroad program are only at KU for a year, they tend to feel a strong commitment to the University.
James Martin, the executive director of Campaign Kansas, said that KU alumni would play a significant role in the success of the Campaign Kansas fund.
"Any person who goes to the University and has a good experience may want to contribute. Some don’t. Friends on the person." Mitchell said.
Martin said that the primary reason Budig visited Korea was because of the alumi group's invitation but he has not been able to finance to talk to alumni about the fund.
"Whether the alumni live in Germany or Georgia, it really doesn't matter." Martin said. "If they are young, give the fund will be successful."
Students who won the lottery for Final Four tickets celebrate at Allen Field House.
Last Final 4 tickets sold by lottery
By Stacy Foster
Kansan staff writer
Several hours before the KU basketball team took the court Sunday, students had lined up in front of Allen Field House in anticipation of tickets to the Final Four
As students lined up, Smiley and Darrin Walton, Lawrence sophomore, began compiling a waiting list of animals wanting the caveled tickets.
Real Smiley was at the front. Smiley, Lenexa senior, watched the game from a portable black and white television. By the end of the game, about 300 students were behind him.
Both thought the tickets should go to students on a first-come, first-served basis. But that was not
the procedure used.
As a result of KU's entry into the Final Four, the University was given 1,625 tickets. Sixty-five percent of those tickets went to members of the players' families, the Athletic Department and the University itself, while 30 percent went to faculty and 20 percent, or 238 tickets were allotted for students.
Richard Konzem, assistant athletic director, said that the first tickets were available to the 131 students who had requested tickets through a lottery application. The students chose those applications was Feb. 27.
He said that many students did not take advantage of the early application period and that they were sorry for it now. Every
student who filed an application got a ticket
Konzem said that the lottery was advertised in the Kansan, at basketball games and on the radio
"The point is all the students on this campus had a chance to apply." Konzem said. "At that time, we were one and four in the conference. Nobody thought we would be in the tournament."
The 107 student tickets that were not requested in the lottery were sold in a second lottery yesterday.
Students who had signed Smiley's list were entered in the lottery, and the list of students selected to receive tickets was posted at 1 p.m.
Smiley didn't get tickets. Now he claims that he waited almost 12
hours for nothing
hours for nothing. Walton did get a ticket but did not like the use of the lottery.
He said that the lottery wasn't fair to those students who spent all day outside waiting in line.
"We, as students, thought the fairest way was chronological." Walton said. "I felt bad all day because they were doing the lottery, but when I found out I was on the list, I felt very fortunate. I still felt bad for guys like he who really wanted to go."
Konzem maintained that the lottery was the fairest way to give away the tickets.
"I feel good about what we decided here," Konzem said. "Not everyone can have a ticket, and we think we did the most fair job."
Lobbyist enjoys working for KU's benefit
Forrest MacDonald/KANSAN
By Rebecca J. Cisek
Kansan staff writer
Jon Jossarden back in a chair in his office in 119 Strong and clasps his hands behind his head. It's Friday, the day the Legislature in Topeka is winding down; but for the KU legislative team, it's the beginning of a week as it meets to plan for the next week at the capital.
Josserand's job as part of that team, simply put, is being the lobbyist for the University of Kansas. But his surroundings don't fit the stereotype that the word lobbyist typically brings to mind. There are no half-empty cans of beer or ashtrays overflowing with cigars in his office or, Josserand says, in some restaurant in Topeka.
In fact, Josserdan never dreamed he would be a lobbvist
Jon Josserand
"It has the connotation of undue influence and bad intent," he said.
Officially, Josseland is KU's governmental affairs specialist, a title he's more satisfied with.
"I detest the word lobbist," Josserand said. "I'm much more comparable to any other staff member for a legislator."
Josserd spends much of his time doing the same sorts of things that a legislator's staff would do. He answers questions for legislators. And he puts them in touch with the right people when he doesn't have the information they need at his fingertips.
Legislators are starved for highquality and timely information from the courts.
Josserand's first responsibility, however, is to KU. Every Friday, the legislative队 of Josserand; Vickie Thomas, University general counsel; Marlin Rein, associate director of business and fiscal affairs; and Jim Bibb, associate University director of business affairs, meet in the Regents Room of Strong Hall. They review the status of current legislation and scan committee agendas to plan the forthcoming week.
Hundreds of bills are introduced into the Legislature each session, and
See JOSSERAND, p. 12, col. 4
KU's Spencer Research Library holds undiscovered riches
Bv Steven Wolcott
As hidden as the pot of gold at the end of a leprechaun's rainbow, the Kenneth Spencer Research Library is a treasure that few have discovered.
Special to the Kansan
"The Spencer Library is well known and well respected nationally and internationally," said Richard W. Clement, a librarian in the department of Special Collections. "Some of our collections are considered to be the best in the world, but we are not unknown to many people on campus.
"The library is hidden, both physically and figuratively, because we're back here behind Strong Hall." Clement said. "If we were stuck out on Jayhawk Boulevard, it would be another story."
The Spencer Library is the rare books, manuscripts and archives library of the University of Kansas. In addition to the department of Special Collections, the library also houses the Kansas Collection, which specializes in Kansas and its bordering states; the University Archives, which is the repository of the history of the University; and the Government Documents department.
Helen F. Spencer donated $2.25 million to have the library built as a memorial to her late husband, Kenneth Spencer. The 100,000-square-foot building was dedicated in November 1968 and opened to the public a month later.
The library was specifically built to be a rare books and archives library. Its environment is kept at a constant 70 degrees Fahrenheit and
According to Alexandra Mason, Spencer librarian, the department of Special Collections has approximately 190,000 printed books and more than a quarter of a million manuscripts in its collections.
50 percent humidity throughout the year. The lights have been shielded specially to prevent ultraviolet rays from damaging any materials.
Clement said, "These collections embody the intellectual heritage of western civilization. It is our charge to preserve that heritage, and we take it very seriously.
"Ironically, every time someone uses a book or manuscript, it shortens its lifespan. Rare books librarians must strike a balance between use and preservation."
Some rare books libraries limited use of their materials drastically. A
person would have to be an eminent scholar just to get in the front door, he said.
"We don't do anything of that here," Clement said. "Anybody can come in and use the collections, even if he or she is not affiliated with KU."
Both Mason and Clement said it would be impossible to place a monetary value on the collection or even to acquire all of the collection was the most valuable.
Clement said, "A book we paid five pounds for could have a priceless research value. Much of this material is unique, if it's gone, you can't
"Monetary value is of little concern to us once the book has been acquired," Mason said. "What concerns us is the research value. Some of our most valued research items cost us nothing."
Another collection of note is the Clubb Anglo-Saxon Collection. It is
go out and get another one. How do you put a value on that?
One of the largest and most diverse collections in the department is the Summerfield Renaissance Collection, which was started in 1857. This collection has no restrictions on subject, only that the books must have been printed on the continent of Europe before 1840, and be more than 7,000 titles in subjects such as history, literature, law, science, theology and the arts.
"Books are fascinating because through them, previous generations speak to us. Many of our books are annotated, so not only does the reader get the author's message, but also what the readers across the centuries thought of that message."
perhaps the only discrete collection of books printed in Anglo-Saxon typefaces in the world. Discrete means that the books are separated into a collection.
The department is especially strong in 18th century books, Mason said, with more than 30,000 titles covering politics, economics, literature and natural history.
The concepts of copyright and literary property were sometimes ignored by 18th century publishers. This fact is well demonstrated by the Edmund Curill Collection. Curill, an 18th century publisher, was an extremely successful businessman who thought nothing of stealing an author's manuscript to print and sell as his own edition. Probably the best
See SPENCER, p. 12, col. 1